New Braunfels, Texas

New Braunfels (ⁱ/ˌnjuː ˈbrɔːnfəlz/ newbrawn-fəlz) is a city in Comal and Guadalupe counties in the U.S. state of Texas. It is the seat of Comal County.^[1] New Braunfels is a principal city of the San Antonio–New Braunfels metropolitan statistical area. The city's population was 90,403 at the 2020 census.^[2]

German immigrants on their way to New Braunfels in 1844

New Braunfels is 30 miles (48 km) northeast of downtown San Antonio.^[1] It is 19 miles (31 km) southwest of San Marcos, and 45 miles (72 km) southwest of Austin.^[1]

New Braunfels was established in 1845 by Prince Carl of Solms-Braunfels.^[1] Prince Solms named the settlement in honor of his home in Solms-Braunfels, Germany.^[3] The city has a strong German influence. This is seen in the downtown area architecture.^[4] The city uses ZIP codes 78130–78133 and telephone area code (830).